How to spot NASA’s solar sail demo in orbit

NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is seen orbiting Earth in this 13-second exposure photograph, Monday,…

Public Affairs Manager Gary Jordan

“It’s 2 a.m. in the morning on a Sunday. You have your headset in your hand.…

Cluster reentry explained: world’s first targeted reentry

The first of four satellites that make up ESA’s Cluster mission is coming safely back down to Earth,…

Your impact: September equinox 2024

Partnering and fundraising for planetary defense The Planetary Society’s members came together to raise over $65,000…

Cluster reentry explained—world’s first targeted reentry

Credit: European Space Agency The first of four satellites that make up ESA’s Cluster mission is…

The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia

iss071e522460 (Aug. 20, 2024) — The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif, near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia,…

The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia

The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif, near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia, containing Brandberg Mountain, the African…

Black hole pair embedded in middle of active galaxy MCG-03-34-064

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have confirmed a pair of supermassive…

Iron Winds are Blowing on WASP-76 b

Exoplanets have been discovered with a wide range of environmental conditions. WASP-76b is one of the…

Earthlings as aliens | The Planetary Society

Another way aliens could discover evidence of human activity is through the artifacts we’ve sent into…